As a scourge of grisly murders sweeps the globe, archaeologist Erin Granger must again join forces with Army Sergeant Jordan Stone and Father Rhun Korza to search for a treasure lost for millennia. But the prize has already fallen into the hands of their enemy, a demon named Legion, before whom even the walls of the Vatican will fall. The search for the key to salvation will take Erin and the others across centuries and around the world, from the dusty shelves of the Vatican's secret archives to lost medieval laboratories. All the while, they are hunted by creatures of uncanny skill and talent. Soon Erin will discover that the only hope for victory lies in an impossible act - one that will destroy not only her, but all she loves. To protect the world, Erin must walk through the very gates of Hell and face the darkest of enemies: Lucifer himself.

Enjoy three action-packed, fast-paced dark urban fantasy novels in a boxed set omnibus edition featuring angels, demons, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, shady cults, mythological characters and one bad ass cop you won’t want to mess with. Over 1000 pages of urban fantasy action and suspense you won’t want to put down! Ethan Drake is a cop who tracks down bad guys, both human and supernatural—the monsters nobody else dares to touch. He hunts down the scum of the earth, rescues the lost, and protects the vulnerable. Drake navigates the maze of occult crime, corruption, and cover-up to get to the ugly truth. Then he decides whether to expose it…or expunge it. Helping Drake is his partner, who’s a demon, and frankly, a royal pain in Drake’s ass. But occult investigators are in short supply in the PD, so what are you going to do? Oh, and don’t even get him started on the snarkiest Hellicorn in the known universe…and his six pet Hellbastards. Harry Bosch meets John Constantine in this gripping urban fantasy noir thriller series. ★★★★★ "You've probably have never met a character like Ethan Drake...he's a step beyond The Punisher and as dark as Constantine." ★★★★★ “I loved it! Ethan Drake is one of my new favorite book heroes! It was a very engaging read....dark urban fantasy at its best!” ★★★★★ “Ok, I wasn't expecting much and was shocked. This was fun as heck. Ethan isn't a wimp, he's not dumb, uses common sense and actively crushed the bad guys. Well done.” ★★★★★ “If you enjoy The Boys, you should definitely give this go. It takes anti-heroes to a whole new level.” ★★★★★ “Holy smokes this was good! I've never had a character do that beautiful edge of villain and hero so well.” ★★★★★ “This is a superbly written paranormal urban fantasy” ★★★★★ “This fast-paced series is a page-turner that will capture your imagination and your attention with the first page and won’t let go until the very last sentence.” ★★★★★ “Phenomenal writing, very ‘Constantine’ feel, if you’re into the occult.” ★★★★★ “A new kind of hero…” ★★★★★ “This is urban fantasy at its finest. Another author I’ve added to my must read list. This has everything I could possibly want in an urban fantasy.”

Reborn, and built for vengeance. Stratus wakes alone, with no memory of his past. All he knows is his name and that he is not human. Possessing immense strength, powerful sorcery and an insatiable hunger, he sets out across a landscape torn apart by a war, as a dark magic drives the world to the brink of destruction. Disoriented and pursued relentlessly by enemies, he will have to learn what he truly is, or risk bringing the world into ruin…

A CITY, BUILT WITH BLOOD AND BONES... Three things are about to join a crypt in Hell with a house on Earth... Nuns molested and drained of blood. A virginal student seduced by the perverse and taunted by things worse than ghosts. And six Angels, imprisoned in Hell and made pregnant by God knows what... A HOUSE, BUILT FOR THE CHURCH, BUT DESIGNED BY SATAN... When Venetia Barlow begins work at St. John's Prior House, she expects a quiet summer of drudgery and boredom. But soon she's haunted by lurid desires and visions of a city full of monsters...and the monsters know her name. Is the house really a place of meditation and worship, or is it a temple of abomination and the most evil secrets? Venetia will only find out, when the voice of a long-dead priest comes into her head and gives her a an unspeakable message from the howling, blood-drenched streets of Hell...

A fierce, searing response to the chaos of the war on terror—an utterly original and blackly comic debut In the early years of the Iraq War, a severely burned boy appears on a remote rock formation in the Akkad Valley. A shadowy, powerful group within the U.S. government speculates: Who is he? Where did he come from? And, crucially, what does he know? In pursuit of that information, an interrogator is summoned from his prison cell, and a hideous and forgotten apparatus of torture, which extracts "perfect confessions," is retrieved from the vaults. Over the course of four days, a cavalcade of voices rises up from the Akkad boy, each one striving to tell his or her own story. Some of these voices are familiar: Osama bin Laden, L. Paul Bremer, Condoleezza Rice, Mark Zuckerberg. Others are less so. But each one has a role in the world shaped by the war on terror. Each wants to tell us: This is the world as it exists in our innermost selves. This is what has been and what might be. This is The Infernal.

Winner of Co-Author Project of the Year by Once Upon a Book! Love takes a scandalous vow. Ava-Marie Things at the Institute look darker than ever. I’ve lost all my friends, my hope, and the person I love. To make matters worse, the prison is planning something nefarious. Experiments are being performed on inmates at the Institute, to satisfy the Warden’s craving to find a demigod. I’ve sworn to uncover the Warden’s plans, and go underground to learn just what he’s plotting. Unfortunately, I can’t find answers without putting my soul on the line. And the consequences are going to propel me straight to the afterlife. Charlie The Warden promises the Institute is safe, but I know better. He's hunting people down-- people like me. To protect us all, we must start a revolution. I must step up and become the leader everyone is searching for. I've decided to start teaching magic in secret to a group of prisoners I trust. When the time comes, we’ll be ready to face our enemies. Students are disappearing from the prison, and we don’t know where they’ve gone. Now, I’m next in line to vanish. But there’s a way around the law. To remain where I’m needed most, Ava and I will have to make a promise that will change our entire lives. Sharing a bed with the enemy is one thing. Marrying her is another. *** Magic ignites into chaos in The Infernal Underground, the third installment of the Hidden Legends: Prison for Supernatural Offenders series. Continue this haunting love story packed with fantasy action and paranormal adventure. This is a dark romance series that will leave readers gasping for more. This series takes place in the Hidden Legends Universe, along with the Academy of Magical Creatures series, University of Sorcery series and the College of Witchcraft series. Each series stands on its own and can be read in any order. This is a full-length novel over 400 pages. Recommended reading age 18+ Dive into the underground and order today!

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.

The beguiling and beautiful Sue Cupperson takes our center stage in this a most pernicious tale of Infernal terror. Gideon’s Acropolis and Sue are soon to have a most grievous encounter. The Gideon Acropolis created by the Craftsman for Gideon to complete his nefarious ends was long considered destroyed. Yet how can it reside in the comfortable home of Cleve and Janey Cupperson? Two high powered Producers in Hollywood. We are soon to find out as Sue Cupperson has come of age. Sue is not the popular one at high school. Her beauty is invisible to her fellow students or anyone else. Sue spends her days to herself in Library with her nose in a book. Gideon will have Sue. His 15 Betaken will see to The Masters every wish and whim! Cleve Cupperson must somehow find a way to save his daughter from the Wicked ways of One Gideon The Wicked.